SRINAGAR: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jammu on Saturday and is scheduled to visit Rajouri, where five army personnel were killed in a blast during an encounter in the Kandi forest area of the district yesterday.
An official said that Rajnath Singh landed in Jammu today, where he was received by Army Chief Manoj Pande and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
He said that Singh will head towards Rajouri to assess the security situation amid the ongoing anti-militancy operation in the area.
Five army soldiers were killed, and an officer was injured after militants triggered a blast during an encounter in the Kandi forest area on Friday.
Earlier today, the army said that a militant has been killed while another one is likely injured as the operation resumed in the Kandi forest area. (KNO)
